Maine Early Childhood Education Conference

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Maine Early Childhood Education Conference

The Maine Early Childhood Education (ECE) Conference will be held on Friday and Saturday, October 22nd and 23rd.

By MRTQ PDN, MaineAEYC, FCCAM, DHHS, DOE, MHSDA, ECM

Date and time

October 22, 2021 · 5am - October 23, 2021 · 1pm PDT

Location

Online

Refund Policy

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About this event

We are setting up an exciting virtual experience...

All presentations and workshops will be live and interactive. Most sessions will be recorded for later viewing so you can attend and engage with even more content for months after the event.

Speakers and presenters will focus on best practices in early childhood education for all those working with children from birth through elementary school. Sessions will focus on early learning, social and emotional skills, leadership, equity and diversity, policy, meeting the needs of diverse learners, and more!

Workshops will be organized in categories so that every ECE professional can find their best fit, from those working in family child care and child care centers to Head Start programs and elementary schools, from out of school time professionals to special education teachers and higher education faculty, and from students and educators just starting their careers to administrators and directors honing their leadership skills.

More details on the virtual platform, sessions, presenters, and conference fun coming soon!

Virtual Conference Schedule

Friday, October 22nd

  • 8:45am - Welcome to Maine's 2021 ECE conference, CONNECTING ECE: Birth through Eight, Across the State
  • 9:15-10:15am - Keynote: Walter Gilliam
  • 10:30-11:45am - Breakout Session 1
  • 11:45am-1:00pm - Exhibitors & Networking
  • 1:00-2:15pm - Breakout Session 2
  • 2:30-3:45pm - Breakout Session 3

Saturday, October 23rd

  • 8:45-10:15am - Keynote: Lisa Murphy*
  • 10:30-11:45am - Breakout Session 1
  • 11:45am-1:00pm - Exhibitors & Networking
  • 1:00-2:15pm - Breakout Session 2
  • 2:30-3:45pm - Breakout Session 3

*Join two more Lisa Murphy workshops,10:30-12:00 and 1:00-2:30

Walter Gilliam, PhD, Yale University Child Study Center and Director of the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy

Dr. Gilliam’s research involves early childhood education and intervention policy analysis (specifically how policies translate into effective services), ways to improve the quality of prekindergarten and child care services including the impact of early childhood education programs on children’s school readiness. His scholarly writing addresses early childhood care and education programs, school readiness, and developmental assessment of young children. Dr. Gilliam has led national analyses of state-funded prekindergarten policies and mandates, how prekindergarten programs are being implemented across the range of policy contexts, and the effectiveness of these programs at improving school readiness and educational achievement.

His work frequently has been covered in major national and international news outlets for print such as The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today and television such as CNN Headline News, NBC TODAY Show, CBS Early Show, ABC Good Morning America, ABC World News Tonight, FOX News. Dr. Gilliam actively provides consultation to state and federal decision-makers in the U.S. and other countries and is frequently called to provide U.S. Congressional testimony and briefings on issues related to early care and education.

Lisa Murphy, M.Ed., Early Childhood Specialist, Founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc.

Lisa Murphy has been involved with early childhood education for over 20 years; teaching and working with children in various environments including Head Start, kindergarten, private preschools, family childcare, park and rec centers, group homes and many child care centers. Lisa is the founder and CEO of Ooey Gooey, Inc. where her mission is to assist in the transformation of the industry of early childhood education by offering workshops and trainings with he most up to date materials and resources.

Lisa has presented at hundreds of workshops each year to both domestic and international audiences Lisa has an Masters Degree in early childhood education from Champlain College in Vermont. She has authored four books, produced dozens of teacher training DVD’s and is a popular keynote speaker at educational conferences. Lisa’s standing room only seminars have become nationally known for their information, humor, inspiration and energetic delivery. Frequently asked if she has ever been a stand up comic, Lisa practices what she preaches by blending the learning with the laughing.

Saturday Sessions with Lisa Murphy

KEYNOTE: WHAT IF TODAY WAS THEIR ONLY DAY?

In this motivational keynote address Lisa shares the powerful story of her first day of school. Through active and engaging storytelling Lisa brings you back to her first day, taking you on a grand tour of Miss Mary’s Nursery School. And, in the style she has become famous for, she shares many observations, lessons and anecdotes about how early childhood has changed along the way. Lisa will share the sights sounds and smells of the place where, at the young age of three, she decided to become a teacher and identifies the how, and why, that one day solidified her decision to become an educator. In the field of early childhood education, what is your personal how and why? If today was your only day in ECE, what would you remember?

LISA MURPHY ON… BEING CHILD CENTERED!

This session provides an in-depth exploration of the 9 points within the framework of Lisa Murphy’s approach to working with children. Via interactive lecture, true-to-life examples, anecdotes and her signature “learning and laughing” style, this workshop presents what it really means to be a hands-on, play-based, child-centered program.

LISA MURPHY ON... PLAY! The Importance of Early Experiences

In this session Lisa will identify the seven things we need to do with children each day. These seven things make up the foundation that supports the house of higher learning. There is nothing wrong with the “academic” expectations within this house: reading, writing, math… the trouble is that many early childhood educators are being pressured to build a house where there is no foundation. And you do not need to be an architect to know that if you build where there is no foundation, the house will come crashing down! Playing is “getting them ready” and through an investigation of each of the “seven things,” Lisa shows you how. This session has become one of Lisa Murphy’s most popular workshops. By making time to create, move, sing, discuss, observe, read and play we are getting children ready not just for the next grade, but for life!

Over 50 Breakout Sessions to Chose From!

Each day there will be one keynote and over 25 live workshops presented during 3 breakout session time slots. Most presentations will be recorded and you'll have access for months after the conference.

  • Business Basics for Family Child Care Providers 
  • Understanding, Setting, and Holding Effective Limits for Young Children
  • Supporting LGBTQ Families in Early Childhood Settings
  • Mindfulness: Experience and Inquiry
  • Young Minds, Wild Spaces: Outdoor Learning and Nature Connection
  • Creating a Trauma Sensitive Classroom
  • Caregivers and Early Educators as the Bedrock for Literacy Development
  • Teaching, Learning, Coaching - A Collaborative Approach to Early Childhood Supervision
  • Creating a Culture of Wellness: Building Individual & Workplace Resilience
  • Who Should I Talk to? Understanding the Family-Teacher-Administrator Communication Triad
  • LEAP into Advocacy: You can make change!

And much more! 

 LIVE sessions with Lisa Murphy on Saturday include her keynote, What if Today Was Their Only Day?, Lisa Murphy on Being Child Centered and Lisa Murphy On...Play! The Importance of Early Experiences. These sessions will only run live on Saturday and will not be recorded for future viewing.

Thank you to our lead sponsors!

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